CNET Jeff Skoll, Billionaire Philanthropist, Shares His Green VisionHuffington PostThis former eBay president, Skoll Foundation founder, and billionaire champion of global peace and prosperity, was recognized for his energetic quest to find the answers to climate change, water scarcity and nuclear proliferation. …Former eBay Head, Champion of Equitable Society Jeff …
Read More »Pull back the prices – San Jose Mercury News
Pull back the pricesSan Jose Mercury News"I hung them up, took pictures, tried to sell them on eBay (EBAY), and they got bought immediately," he said. "I then bought more, and they all sold, too." That's when Lodhi realized there was something more. In 2006 Lodhi and his business partner, …
Read More »Connections pay off for Stamps – Vancouver Sun
Globe and Mail Connections pay off for StampsVancouver SunDrew Tate is to make his first CFL start as the quarterback of the Calgary Stampeders today and he has the Saskatchewan Roughriders to thank for the opportunity. Tate spent most of the 2007 season on …Time running out for Stamps to …
Read More »DA slams ‘Food Stamp 50′ – Kingston Times
DA slams 'Food Stamp 50′Kingston TimesTwenty-two months after Kingston police and county Department of Social Services investigators began looking into allegations of food-stamp fraud at a Midtown gas station, the hammer came down on … More: continued here
Read More »Post office’s national historic registry plaque unveiled
The grass-roots effort that began about two years ago culminated Oct. 20 with the unveiling of the plaque showing the South Broadway Englewood Post Office has been placed on the National Registry of H More: continued here
Read More »Last Day Busy At Closing Post Office – KCCI Des Moines
Last Day Busy At Closing Post OfficeKCCI Des MoinesDES MOINES, Iowa — In July, the Postal Service announced plans to close 178 post offices across the state, and towns are now seeing their branches close. On Friday in Des Moines at Park Fair Mall, the last day was a busy …
Read More »Last Day Busy At Closing Post Office
In July, the Postal Service announced plans to close 178 post offices across the state, and towns are now seeing their branches close. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps for fast food? – KLTV
SunHerald.com Food stamps for fast food?KLTVBrands, whose restaurants include Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Long John Silvers are pushing to accept food stamps as a form of payment. Currently, federal laws prohibit the use of food stamps for prepared food. "For me going to Taco Bell is saving time as …
Read More »Saturday’s letters: Union ad accurately depicts post office’s problems – Tampabay.com
Tampabay.com Saturday's letters: Union ad accurately depicts post office's problemsTampabay.comThe Postal Service also has overpaid billions of dollars to its retirement accounts. The USPS has pleaded with Congress to allow it to apply the pension overpayments to its retiree health care obligations. While it is true that US Office of …
Read More »Onslow Fights to Save Post Office
ONSLOW, Iowa – The threat of a post office closing has hit another eastern Iowa town. Residents of Onslow fear their post office could be next. Congressman Bruce Braley suggested a way to both save the postal service money and keep hundreds of small post offices nationwide in business. More: …
Read More »